As a first-year graduate student moving from Reno, Nevada, I had some hesitation about whether I’d find connections in Michigan or at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. I never expected that one of my strongest connections would be with ... Read More
Haas wins community engagement award for her work with K-12 educators
Kara Haas, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station KBS K-12 outreach and education coordinator, has been honored with an award from the Michigan State University Office of University Outreach and Engagement. The Graduate Student Award for ... Read More
Calling all ‘GALS:’ Free summer science program for high school students offered through KBS
The Girls on Outdoor Adventure for Leadership and Science, or GALS, program is coming to the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station this summer. GALS is a free summer science program for high school students to learn science hands-on while ... Read More
To teach and learn together: KBS K-12 Partnership marks 25 years of professional development programs
In 1998, KBS and MSU faculty Phil Robertson, Kay Gross and Mike Klug responded to a K-12 supplement request from the National Science Foundation, or NSF. They wrote, “To supplement our project, ‘Organisms in the Agricultural Landscape’…we ... Read More
Elementary students’ lessons on economics, philanthropy culminate in a donation to the Bird Sanctuary
The W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary has a little more cash on hand, thanks to a generous group of fourth grade students. The class from Ealy Elementary, which is in Michigan’s Whitehall School District, recently donated $400 to the Sanctuary ... Read More
Bird Sanctuary fishing day, lunch with area students and volunteers returns after three-year hiatus
A long-running, beloved program at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary returned this May after three years of cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day program, dubbed “Catch ‘em, Clean ‘em, Eat ‘em,” brings together students ... Read More
June 20-22 | KBS K-12 Partnership Summer Institute
Teachers and informal educators of K-12 students are invited to engage in science teaching professional development this summer at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. The basics Time and date: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through ... Read More
Visiting home: Joelyn de Lima on her enduring connections to KBS
For me, becoming a visiting researcher at KBS was like visiting home. In addition to having a professional connection to KBS, I have a deeply personal connection as well. My husband was a graduate student here, and so this was where I ... Read More
KBS K-12 Summer Institute a homecoming for KBS alum Jake Nalley
Area educators gathered at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station on June 20 to learn all about algae. Dr. Jake Nalley, a KBS alumnus who once studied algae at the Station, returned to co-lead the program. The Summer Algae Science Institute ... Read More
Genetic rescue to the rescue: Conservation and education in action
"Genetic rescue" is a term that might sound at home in a sci-fi fantasy novel to the unfamiliar. On the contrary, it’s a technique quite grounded in real-world science and is a management strategy that can be used to conserve ... Read More
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